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Does Boards.ie block Tor?

  • 14-11-2013 4:40pm
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    Permabear
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    Permabear
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  • #3
    AnCatDubh
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    bedlam wrote: »
    yes it's blocked as do the sister sites.

    just curious if you'd know, was it in response to a particular attack from somewhere/thing within TOR or just generally it could be unsafe so we'll block it?


  • #4
    Khannie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,485 ✭✭✭✭Khannie


    AnCatDubh wrote: »
    just curious if you'd know, was it in response to a particular attack from somewhere/thing within TOR or just generally it could be unsafe so we'll block it?

    Trolls.


  • #5
    stupid head
    Closed Accounts Posts: 114 ✭✭stupid head


    I wonder how many use a proxy to access the site nowadays.

    Saw an old bumped Thread in Celeb Forum a wee while back and everyone was banned. Site is gone awfully PC.


  • #6
    900913
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    It doesn't really block Tor.

    25hfnew.jpg


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  • #7
    Khannie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,485 ✭✭✭✭Khannie


    Ah it does, yeah, just not anonymisers.


  • #8
    Khannie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,485 ✭✭✭✭Khannie


    stupid head wrote: »
    Saw an old bumped Thread in Celeb Forum a wee while back and everyone was banned. Site is gone awfully PC.

    Let's keep it (even vaguely) on topic, please.


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    h57xiucj2z946q
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    Not sure if trying to avoid trolls justifies blocking TOR. They could just as easily use one of the many hundred web proxies out there which to the average Joe, is a lot easier to use than tor.


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    Permabear
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  • #11
    Khannie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,485 ✭✭✭✭Khannie


    Manuel Tasty Dealership wrote: »
    Not sure if trying to avoid trolls justifies blocking TOR.

    It does when you're the one dealing with the trolls. :p

    A high enough proportion of connections from Tor to boards were not people contributing to the community. Not sure if there was more to it than that.


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  • #12
    Khannie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,485 ✭✭✭✭Khannie


    So...I'm posting this via Tor which is interesting. I wonder if there's been a change in policy.


  • #13
    Khannie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,485 ✭✭✭✭Khannie


    bedlam wrote: »
    I think you just got lucky with an exit node that is not on the block list yet, I can not access

    It's true. I got lucky.

    Also I found a Tor node that allows access to boards.


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